잉태

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 孕胎.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈi(ː)ŋtʰɛ] ~ [ˈi(ː)ŋtʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [잉(ː)태/잉(ː)테]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ingtae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ingtae
McCune–Reischauer?	ingt'ae
Yale Romanization?	īngthay

Noun

잉태 • (ingtae) (hanja 孕胎)

1. (literary) conception; pregnancy

Derived terms

• 잉태하다 (孕胎—, ingtaehada)
• 잉태되다 (孕胎—, ingtaedoeda)
• 잉태시키다 (孕胎—, ingtaesikida)